Shipping and display carton



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Patented Feb. 25, 1930 r I 'VUNITEDTSTATES PATENT OFFICE :anwmn o.TINBLEY, or new YORK, N. 1., assronon 'ro nonnn'r can; commmr,

e on NEW Yonx, N. i, A CORPORATION on NEW YORK SHIPPIITG AND DISPLAYCARTON Application filed April 25,

i- 'lihisinvention relates to cartons and cardboard blankstherefor andmore particularly 'to'carton sfifor carrying fragile articles androtectingthem against breakage, though it is noted; that'the'inventionis not limited to cardboard cartons nor in some respects even to-cartonsfor fragile articles.

One object. of the invention 1s to provide i a container of this kindhaving therein a partition provided with nests or seats for holdingarticles out of contact with the container.

Another object of the, invention is to rovide a device ofthis kind inwhich the artlcles may be easily displayed while nested.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved closing meansfor cartons of this kind or for other types of containers.

. f Another object is to provide an improved one-piece blank for makingthe carton. Y 20.

Other objects of the invention are to improve. generally the simplicityand efiicienc'y of suchcartons and to provide a carton of this kindwhich is durable, and'sightly in use, easy to set up, and'economical tomanufacture.

- Still other objects of the invention will apearzas the descriptionproceeds; and while erein idetailsof t e invention are described "and;claimed, the invention is not limited to these, since many and variouschanges may be made Without departing from the scope of the invention.as claimed in the broader claims.

.. meiitjofithefsei and other objects are shown.

' herein inlconnection with an improved carton which, brieflystated,includes a bottom to 'vvhieh :are@folds'ibly joined a front walland a hnv'entive features for the accomplish- 1 Walls} joining the rear wall.

rear wall, .end 7 as of less height than the rear The front we wall, and"afpaitition. extending from and joining the upper-edge of the'frontwall to the rear wall providing upper and lower chambers to the cartonis provided with nests for receiving andholding electric bulbs or otherartioles outof contact with other parts of the carton.

A cover for said outer chamber comprlses a l lid top foldably joined tothe upper part of I the rear wall and provided at its free edge with aclosing piece to close the front of the outer chamber.

1928. serial No. 272,724.

In the accompanying drawing showing, by way of example, one of manypossible embod ments of the invention,

Flg. 1 is a perspective view of the container closed; Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the container in open condition;

Flg. 3 1s a transverse vertical sectional view, partly in elevation,showing the article nested in the carton, the section being takensubstantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the d1rection of thearrows of said line;

F g. 4 1s a fragmental longitudinal vertical sectlonal view, partly inelevation, showing an lnner face view of.the closing piece, the sect1onbeing taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in thedirection of the arrows of said line; and

Fig. 5 is a face view of the blank.

My improved carton is formed of a onepiece blank 5 (Fig. 5) cut andfolded to form a bottom 6 (Figs. 3 and 4) having upturned end flaps 7.

A rear wall 8 is foldably joined to the rear edge of the bottom and isprovided with end walls 9 forwardly disposed against the flaps 7,rounded at the upper front corners 10 and foldably joined to the ends ofthe rear wall and provided near and above their lower rear corners withrearwardly upwardly inclined slits 11.

A front wall 15 about half the height of the rear wall is foldablyjoined to the front edge of the bottom and provided with end flaps 16foldably joining the ends of the front wall and disposed against thelower part of the outer face of said end walls 9 and provided at thelower rear corners withdownwardly pointed tabs 17 disposed in said slits11 to IOI with a longitudinal series ofnests 24 formed by a plurality ofradial slits 25, the slits of each nest extending from a common center,

and terminating at a common circumference, thereby to form separatefriction fingers 26 joining the body of the platform at saidcircumference and adapted to be forced downwardly (Fig. 3) into theinner chamber, as by the insertion of the neck of an electric light bulb27 or other suitable article, thereby to cause the fingers tofrictionally engage the articlcs and hold the articles in the nests,thereby to hold the articles against contact with any outer or otherstructure of the carton eX- eept said fingers, thereby to protect thearticles against breakage.

A cover for said outer chamber comprises a lid top 29 hingedly joined tothe upper edge of the rear wall 8 and a closing piece 30 j oining thefree edge of the top. At each end of the top are end pieces 31disposable onthe outside of the end walls 9 and each provided at itsedge 32, which is the front edge when the cover is closed, with anelongated flap 33 each disposed flat against and covering the inner faceof the closing piece 30 (Fig. 4) for more than a quarter of its length.Each flap 33 is provided with rectangular cut-out 34 about midway of theedge of the flap which is lowest when the flap is closed.

A retaining piece 35 foldably joining the entire free edge of theclosing piece is disposed fiat against the exposed faces of said flaps33 and provided near the ends with wide tongues 36 passing through theinner end of said cut-outs and disposed between the flaps and theclosing piece, thereby to retain the retaining piece and flaps foldedadjacent to the inner face of the closing piece 30.

The middle part of the retaining piece 35 is wider than the end partsand cut as at 39 .to form a recess 39 and a tongue 40 (Fig. 2) joined tothe free edge of the closing piece 30 and provided at its free end witha pair of appositely pointed locking tabs 41 disposable in said recess39 when the tabs are not in use, or disposable at the front of the frontwall for locking.

The front wall 15 is provided with a pair of spaced locking slits 42adapted to receive the tabs 41 for holding the cover closed over theupper chamber. The score lines 43 facilitate insertion of the tabs.

Fig. 5. shows the blank 5 provided with score lines 32, 43, 44 on itsinner face separating the various structures above described, and fromwhich the container may be easily constructed by persons skilled or notskilled in the artof box making.

The exteriorly exposed faces of parts 6, 8,

9, 15, 20, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35 and 40 all on the same face of the blankmaking it possible to ornament, by printing one face of the blank only,all of the exterior of the carton when closed and mostof theexposed'parts when 0 en. I

While in this specification" and claims I speak of the bottom, top, endsfront and rear of the container and mention that parts are foldablyjoined, it is understood that I use these words for designation and thatthey are to be construed broadly enough to cover the container in otherrelative dimensions or positions than as shown, and where parts areconnected by other than score lines, and in general the terms are to begiven broad interpretation.

- I claim as my invention:

1. A carton comprising a bottom; a rear wall joining the rear of thebottom; end Walls, the same height as the rear wall, joined to the rearwall and having a horizontal top edge and a vertical front edge; a frontwall less than the height of the rear wall joined to the front of thebottom; a platform extending from the upper edge of the front wall tothe rear wall; and a cover comprising a lid top joined to the top of therear wall, provided at its free edge with a closing piece resting on theplatform and having end pieces holding the lid and top at right anglesto each other; the upper and front margins of the upper part of the endwalls co-operating with said lid top, end pieces and retaining piece tostrengthen the front upper corners of the carton.

2. A carton comprising a bottom; a rear wall joining the rear of thebottom; end walls joined to the rear wall and having horizontal topedges and vertical front edges; a front wall less tall than the rearwall joined to the front of the bottom; a platform extending from theupper edge of the front wall to the rear wall; a lid top joined to theupper edge of the rear wall and disposable to rest on said upper edgesof the end walls and provided with end pieces disposable against theouter face of the end walls; a closing piece joining the free edge ofthe lid top having its lower edge resting on the top face of theplatform;

each of said end pieces being provided at its front edge, with anelongated fiap disposed flat against and covering the face of theclosing piece each provided with cut-out in the lower edge of the flap;and a retaining piece foldably joining the free edge of the closingpiece and disposed flat against said elongated flaps and provided withtongues passing through the cut-outs and disposedfront margins of theupper part of the end walls co-operating with said elongated flaps wall,and

and retaining piece to strengthen the front upper corners of the cartonwhen'closed.

3. A carton comprising a bottom; a rear wall joining the rear of thebottom; end walls joined to the rear wall; a front wall less than theheight of the rear wall joined to the front of the bottom; a platformrearwardly extending from the upper edge of the front wall, and providedwith downwardly d sposed end and rear flanges disposed against saidwalls and resting against the bottom to support the platform; the loweredgeof the rear flange being provided with a forward flap disposed flaton the bottom and engaging the front and end walls to hold the rearflange and end flanges in position against the end and rear walls.

4. A carton compri'singa rectangular bottom having upturned end flaps ofthe same width as the bottom; a rear wall taller than the end fla s andjoined to the rear of the bottom an provided with forwardly disposed endwalls and engaging the outer face of the end flaps and foldably joinedto the ends of the rear wall; a front wall about the same height as theend flaps and o1ned to the front of the bottom and provided with endflaps secured against the outer face of said end walls; a platformrearwardly extending from the upper edge of the front posed end andrearflanges disposed against said rear wall and the end flaps of the bottomrespectively and resting against the bottom; the lower edge of the rearflange bein provided with a forward flap disposed flat on the bottom andengaging the front wall and end flanges to hold the rear and end flangesin position and the end flaps of the rear wall against the end and rearwalls.

5. A carton comprising a bottom; a rear Wall joining the rear of thebottom; endwalls joined to the rear wall; a front wall less'than theheight of the rear wall joined to the front of the bottom; a platformextending from the upper edge of the front wall to the rear wall; acover disposed entirely above the level of the platform, comprising alid top oined to the top of the rear wall and prov ded at its free edgewith a closing p1ece restlng on the platform; and means for fasteningthe middle of the closing piece to the front wall.

6. A carton comprising a bottom; a rear wall joining the rear of thebottom; end walls joined to the rear wall; a front wall less than theheight of the rear wall joined to the front of the bottom; a platformprovided with nests and extending from the upper edge of the front wallto the rear wall; a lid top hingedly joined to the upper edge of therear wall and provided with end pieces disposable against the outer faceof the end walls; a closing piece joining the free edge of thelid tophaving its lower edge adapted to rest on the top face of the platform;each of sa1d end provided with downwardly 'dispieces being provided atits front edge, with an elongated flap disposed flat againstand coveringthe face of the closing piece each provided with cut-out in the loweredge of the flap; and a retaining piece foldably j oining the free edgeof the closing piece and disposed fiat against the exposed faces of saidelongated flaps and provided with' to strengthen the front edge of theclosing piece to form a strong bridge portion engaging the front edge ofthe end walls, to protect articles in the nests.

7. A carton comprising a wall joining the rear of the bottom end wallsjoined to the rear wall; a front wall less than the height of the rearwall joined to the front of the bottom; a platform extending from theupper edge of the front wall to the rear wall; a cover comprising a lidtop joined to the top of the rear wall and provided at its free edgewith a closing piece resting on the platform; end piecesjoining the endsof the lid top and closing piece and holding said top and closing pieceat right angles to each other when the cover is opened or closed; and afastening means for the cover carried by the middle of the lower part ofthe closing piece.

8, A carton comprising a bottom; a rear wall joining the rear of thebottom; end walls joined to the rear wall; a front wall less than theheight of the rear wall joined to the front of the bottom; a platformextending from the upper edge of the front wall to the rear wall; and acover comprising a lid top joined to the top of the rear wall andprovided at its free edge with a closing piece resting onthe platform,the free edge portion of the closing.

piece being: folded back upon itself to form a retaimng piece securedagainst the inner face of the closing piece; the middle part of theretaining piece being cut to form a recess and a tongue therein joiningthe free edge of the closing piece and provided at its free end with apair of appositely pointed locking bottom; a rear.

tabs disposable in said recess against the closing piece to be stoppedthereby, or disposable against the front wall; the front wall beingprovided with a pair of spaced locking slits.

adaptedto receive the tabs; the retaining p1ece being secured flatagainst the closing piece, whereby said pieces cooperate to form" arecess in which the. tongue will be positioned by the closing piece whenthe tongue is pressed intothe recess.

9. A carton comprising a bottom; a rear wall joining the rear of thebottom; end walls joined to the rear wall; a front wall less than theheight of the rear wall joined to the front of the bottom; a platformextending from the upper edge of the front wall to the rear wall; and acover comprising a lid top joined to the top of the rear wall andprovided at its freeedge with a closing piece extending to the frontedge of the platform; the middle part of the closing piece being cut toform a tongue joining the free edge of the closing piece and provided atits free end with a pair of appositely pointed locking tabs disposableagainst the front wall; the front Wall being provided with a pair-ofspaced locking slits adapted to receive the tabs; said tongue beingprovided with a pair of score lines extending from the inner end of thetop edge of the tabs, and meeting at the middle of the lower edge ofthetongue, to facilitate insertion of the tabs.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 24th day of April, A. D. 1928.

EDWARD O. TINSLEY.

